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Chirnside Development Group was set up to progress two projects: an outdoor sports facility and an improved Community Centre. The reason that the projects were possible was the lodging of “planning gain” money with Scottish Borders Council in 2005. £50,000 was set aside for “community facilities at Chirnside in consultation with the local community” and £20,000 for “off site play provision.”
After initial discussions with other community groups the following
steps have been taken so far:
- a community
consultation regarding the future of the community centre was conducted
in early 2007.
- the Playball!
project was pursued throughout 2007 with a successful bid for lottery
funding in November. The new sports facility in partnership with
Scottish Borders Council will be built over the school holiday period
this summer. A separate group under the CDG has been established
to oversee the running of this facility.
- a feasibility
study by Scottish Borders Council into a possible redevelopment of the
centre was conducted in the second half of 2007.
- discussions with
relevant bodies about the possibility of a lottery application with
regard to
the Community Centre were held over the autumn of 2007.
- Chirnside
Development Group was formally constituted in early 2008 so that it
could enter into a formal agreement with SBC with regard to the Playball
facility.
Following the information meeting held on Monday 12th May and the results of the survey of opinion in the village, the Chirnside Development Group proposes to pursue the redevelopment of the existing Community Centre.